Become a Vasall in Awaken, join the world of battles against the darkness, political struggles and discover the price of retaining humanity in the ruthless world!

Awaken is a tabletop roleplaying game set in a dark, war-ravaged fantasy world heavily influenced by Slavic and Mediterranean folklore, where the forgotten mythologies have resurfaced as Vasalli, powerful humans gifted with abilities capable of changing the course of history.

Been playing for a while. Great setting and great mechanics. Something really unique that I have been missing from fantasy settings.

The Games CNovember 18, 2017 11:08 am UTC

PUBLISHER

Thanks Ella!!

Nina BApril 14, 2017 4:25 pm UTC

Interesting but would have liked a better preview, nothing but setting information here doesn't tell jack about the game really. Setting seems nice but without knowing how the game works I will have to pass

The Games CApril 15, 2017 7:33 pm UTC

PUBLISHER

Dear Nina,
We have a full quickstart available for free with a light set of rules, pre-genarated character and an adventure! Please feel free to try it!

The books are going to print in a little while, so there will be a possibility to preorder a copy or buy one when released. We currently don't have a plan to make it PoD through DTRPG, but there is always a possibility.

James GApril 13, 2017 6:32 pm UTC

So where will printed copies be available from? In the UK and often postage can be really high.

The Games CApril 14, 2017 7:12 am UTC

PUBLISHER

Hey James!
Oh, I understand, well, we'll see the options with our publisher. Additionally, there is an option to offer PoD through Lightning Source services, and as soon as we work out the details about physical copies in Europe, we'll notify you.

James GApril 14, 2017 7:43 am UTC

That would be great as I know a lot of people buy physical books from here as its simpler and postage is often a fraction of the cost, trying to buy a $40 book from a website and then paying $40 for postage is not ideal and probably turns a lot of people off.

Thanks

The Games CNovember 18, 2017 11:06 am UTC

PUBLISHER

Dear James,
The PoD is now available! Have fun :)

Nikola NApril 12, 2017 5:40 pm UTC

PURCHASER

Great fun for those who like to develop their characters and storyline. Especially love the storytelling mechanic which rewards players for describing their actions in an engaging way.
Illustrations and a nicely fleshed out setting also a great plus.

The Games CNovember 18, 2017 11:07 am UTC

PUBLISHER

Thanks Nikola!!

Vlad RApril 12, 2017 5:10 pm UTC

PURCHASER

I am really happy this book is finally out, I have been waiting for this for what seems forever. And, it didn't disappoint me. Quite the opposite: I'm stunned by the illustrations and design being so different than what we're used to when it comes to fantasy art/books. It's refreshingly minimalistic yet really modern in its multi-style illustration approach. I love the simplicity of a layout and the vividness of maps illustrations. And for the content, I expected nothing less. Great job!

The Games CNovember 18, 2017 11:07 am UTC

PUBLISHER

Vlad it was a pleasure! Thanks!

Igsy KApril 12, 2017 3:16 pm UTC

PURCHASER

I've been waiting for this book to be released! Everything is great, the art is stunning, system is simple and elegant and the lore is inspiring!

The Games CNovember 18, 2017 11:08 am UTC

PUBLISHER

Igsy thanks! Hope you are having fun with Awaken!

Maren HApril 11, 2017 2:50 pm UTC

PURCHASER

Issue on page 130. Under two weapon fighting it includes the rules for trip (trip is missing its own header is all)

The Games CApril 13, 2017 6:28 pm UTC

PUBLISHER

Thanks for a remark, we've fixed that and the updated version is online since yesterday.

Created by The Games Collective, Awaken is a role-playing game featuring horror, intrigue and good old-fashioned adventure. Awaken uses a farily elegant and intuitive system that is easy to learn and simple to use in play. This system is used to tell [...]

Really love this book. It delivers an action paced combat in game as well as out of the game and I'm thinking of using the system with other settings as well. Easy combination of character attributes and skills for the task rolls as well as fast charac [...]

I was too late to back this game during its Kickstarter campaign, but I was waiting for the opportunity to buy the digital version of the book. My first impression of the game when I opened the PDF was „Ooooooh, nice art!“. So definitely one extra [...]

I'm pretty disappointed. What billed itself as "Slavic-inspired story-oriented gaming" turned out to be ... (a) The protagonists are just Exalted. There's a Light God and a Dark God, and the intermediaries between the Light God and the [...]

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